Lucy

[:Krista]

Hard work paying off.

 

[HI Tortoise Rescue]

Pretty Sulcata, Krista. We know it doesn't talk, but you can! Welcome to the forum.

Ken

 

[TerrapinStation]

Look at those eyebrows! how cool.

 

[RosemaryDW]

Nothing beats watching a tortoise eat.

 

[Yvonne G]

Good to see her finally starting to eat. Be sure to keep up the soaks and try to get some mineral oil down her to help lubricate that hard poop. Once she's cleaned herself out, she should be able to use her back legs better.

She's an awfully pretty tortoise.

 

[:Krista]

Good to see her finally starting to eat. Be sure to keep up the soaks and try to get some mineral oil down her to help lubricate that hard poop. Once she's cleaned herself out, she should be able to use her back legs better.

She's an awfully pretty tortoise.

Thank you!. I've been spending all day for the past week dedicated to cleaning her out. I'm gonna use mineral oil right now. I've only ever given it to my horses. How much should she ingest? Did your vet view the x-rays?

 

[Gillian M]

A cute tort.

 

[Yvonne G]

Thank you!. I've been spending all day for the past week dedicated to cleaning her out. I'm gonna use mineral oil right now. I've only ever given it to my horses. How much should she ingest? Did your vet view the x-rays?

I sent them to her email then called her to be sure she knew they were there. She said she'd look at them this a.m., but I haven't heard from her. I trust deadheadvet's opinion. He looked at the x-ray and said it looks like impaction. I think it's a combination between impaction and constipation. Put a bit of mineral oil in a strawberry and had feed it to the tortoise.